Is « suture » masculine or feminine?
« suture » is feminine. You say la suture.
Article forms
| With the definite article | la suture |
| With the indefinite article | une suture |
| With the partitive article | de la suture |
Plural
The plural is sutures (les sutures). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.
Why the gender
suture ends in
-ure. Nouns ending in
-ure are usually feminine,
so suture follows the pattern.
The full rules by ending cover every common
suffix.
Related words
Other common nouns that end the same way:
Common questions
Is « suture » masculine or feminine?
« suture » is feminine. You say la suture.
Is it « le suture » or « la suture »?
It is « la suture ». « le suture » is incorrect.
Check another word, or read the complete guide to French noun gender.